2026 ENCATC Policy Debate

Katrien Reist – van Gelder is a Brussels-based, curator, researcher, art activist, producer, art-worker, policy advisor and transition coach to both individual artists and art organisations. She is currently co-coordinating the platform State of the Arts (SOTA). Educated as an artist in the field of ‘public art’ (art in public space), her practice is driven by a deep interest in the systemic relations between art production and the financial – and organisational structures that enable it. Since the mid 90’s, Katrien has researched artist driven and self-managed models, of both art organisations and individual art practices and (local) cultural policy towards the needs of emerging art practice. Katrien is founding member of Jubilee, a platform for artistic research and arp: Brussels and worked as a project coordinator and business manager for a.o. Extra City Kunsthal Antwerp, Institute for Human Activities (Renzo Martens), Netwerk Aalst, iMAL Brussels.